Have to see what his stances are on other issues, but as far as illegal immigration he and I are in full agreement.
Posted on 03/08/2002 1:24:33 PM PST by sarcasm
Friday, March 08, 2002 - WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Tancredo takes credit for thwarting the Bush administration's last effort to offer partial amnesty to thousands of illegal residents, but Thursday the outspoken immigration foe said he may have been outmaneuvered by the White House.
President Bush has struck a deal with the House leadership to place legislation that offers an extension of amnesty on its consent calendar before Bush heads to Mexico for a state visit next week, the Colorado Republican said. That action should ensure quick House passage of legislation that Bush has repeatedly sought from Congress. It would allow an undocumented person to receive legal standing, such as a valid green card, by filing a declaration with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. It presumably also would require the person to have been in the United States by a certain date and have filed a declaration with the INS from an appropriate sponsor, such as a relative or employer, and pay a $1,000 penalty. "The terms are still up in the air," said Dan Stein, executive director of the Federation for American Immigration, a group that has been allied with Tancredo. "We've heard to the effect that the president wants something to bring down to Mexico." The initial Bush proposal, designed exclusively for Mexicans, once was high on the president's legislative wish list, but it was delayed after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. However, as the president noted Wednesday in a speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he now is pushing for the extension of the amnesty program known by the section of immigration law that covers it, Section 245I. The president hailed it as a way to reunite family, separated by the border. "If you believe in family values, if you understand the worth of family and the importance of family, let's get 245I out of the United States Congress and give me a chance to sign it," Bush told the chamber members. Tancredo, the head of a congressional caucus on immigration issues and proponent of halting virtually all immigration, said he had blocked a previous attempt by Bush to push an extension of the amnesty program through the House. But this time, he said House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., had agreed to place the issue on the suspension, or consent, calendar, making it difficult to defeat the proposal. The Senate might be more favorable to the bill than the House, expanding the numbers of individuals who can apply, Tancredo said.
Have to see what his stances are on other issues, but as far as illegal immigration he and I are in full agreement.
Then who in the United States has both the philosophy you want plus the ability to actually get elected?
Excellent point. First mention I've seen in quite a while regarding the "import SS payments" aspect of immigration.
This is a conservative forum, boy. Communist lawyers don't belong here. Go back to DU, as if you ever really left there.
Read my #757 again....they don't NEED the ability to actually get elected...One Nation was not "electable" in Australia. But they had enough votes to take away from the Labour Party that Labour effectively "hijacked" One Nation's stance on immigration because they were afraid of losing the election last year.
Yes. In addition to scads of syphillus from 24-7 orgies, and mass, inter-generational lead poisoning from their plumbing, many Romans simply couldn't handle the pressure of $10/head lettuce. They just wandered off into the hills and cried about the lettuce. Then the empire collapsed. Very sad.
I see, so what you are doing is trying to "scare" Bush into stopping the amnesty. I think I see what you are doing now, all this talk of "losing my vote" is just a bluff and you are using Australia as an example of how that worked. However, if the tactic does not work what is plan B?
Oh my Gosh, then Dane is right!
LOL
I urge you to seek professional help before you snap and kill us all.
Fine, then who is on the bench to replace him? Are you just saying "anyone but Bush" or do you have a viable candidate in mind?
What "bluff"? If George W. Bush is the Republican candidate in 2004, then I'll vote for the 3rd Party. That's not a "bluff".
However, if the tactic does not work what is plan B
We just need a candidate that can draw enough Republican votes away from Bush if he goes through with this plan. There will always be Bushites who will support him no matter what. But there are enough people upset enough about his immigration policy to swing an election.
If what you are saying is "What if Bush does not listen?",well then that is a political chance he has to take.
Who knows? Maybe he doesn't even care if he wins or not...this amnesty program is probably going to make him personally wealthy.
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